pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
breastplate; chest protector; bib
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
smelting furnace; blast furnace
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)